| John Dryden - 1713 - 614 pages
...Part of Poetry, the Advantage is wholly on Chaucer's Side ; for tho' the £»glijhman has boirow'd many Tales from the Italian, yet it appears, that...taken from Authors of former Ages, and by him only modell'd : So that what there was of Invention in either of them, may be judg'd equal. But Chaucer... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - 526 pages
...fcrious part of poetry, the advantage i»-wholly on Chaucer's fide ; for tho. the Englifhman has borrow'd many tales from the Italian, yet it appears that thofe...former ages, and by him ' only modelled : fo that what there was of invention in. ekher of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer has refined on Boccace,... | |
| John Dryden - 1767 - 396 pages
...Chaucer's fide; for tho' the Englifhman has borrow'd many tales from the Italian, yet it appears that thofc of Boccace were not generally of his own making but...former ages, and by him only modelled : fo that what there was of invention in either of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer has refined on Boccace,... | |
| John Dryden - 1767 - 392 pages
...ferious part of poetry, the advantage is wholly on Chato. r's fide ; for tho' the Englifhman has borrow'd many tales from the Italian, yet it appears that thofe...generally of his own making but taken from authors cf former ages, and by him only modelled : fo that what there was of invention in either of them, may... | |
| Joseph Towers - 1773 - 498 pages
...In the ferious part of poetry, the advantage is wholly on Chaucer's fide ; for though the Engliihman has borrowed many tales from the Italian, yet it appears...but taken from authors of former ages, and by him equal juftice and fpiiit j and in par- excellence of Chaucer was confined : ticular, the character... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 pages
...comical adventures, I may pafs it over, becaufe I have tranflated nothing from Boccace of that nature. In the ferious part of poetry, the advantage is wholly...former ages, and by him only modelled : fo that what there was of invention in either of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer has refined on Boccace,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 pages
...Boccace of that nature. In the I'erious part of poetry, the advantage is wholly on Chaucer's f:de; for though the Englifhman has borrowed many tales...former ages, and by him only modelled : fo that what there was of invention in either of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer has refined on Boccace,... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...comical adventures, I may pafs it over, becaufe I have tranflated nothing from Boccace of that nature. In the ferious part of poetry, the advantage is wholly...former ages, and by him only modelled : fo that what there v/as of invention in either of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer has refined on Boccace,... | |
| 1793 - 806 pages
...Chaucer's fide ; for though the Englifliman has borrowed many tales from the Italian, yet it appear« that thofe of Boccace were not generally of his own...former ages, and by him only modelled ; fo that what there was of invention in cither of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer has refined on Boccace,... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 pages
...1 may pafs it over, becaufc I have tranflate'd nothing from Boccace of that nature. In the fcrious part of poetry, the advantage is wholly on Chaucer's...former ages, and by him only modelled; fo that what there was of invention in cither of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer has refined on Boccace,... | |
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